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Pit Stop
Racer Alexander (alexandertr)
Race Number 42
Date Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:09:03
Speed 72 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.8%
Rank 2nd place (out of 4)
Opponents izzard (1st place) partytoss (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)