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Racer Ivan (bye_ivan)
Race Number 15
Date Sun, 22 Jan 2017 12:06:06
Speed 64 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.9%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents aljehin (2nd 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)