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Racer Austin (caaaccac)
Race Number 461
Date Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:29:24
Speed 76 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 86.6%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents pitcherm (2nd place) proydu (1st 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)