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Pit Stop
Racer Allen Dave (adfrias)
Race Number 492
Date Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:36:35
Speed 68 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.5%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents dood123 (1st place) ski77 (3rd place)

Text typed:

Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)