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Pit Stop
Racer John (cremebrulee)
Race Number 20
Date Fri, 5 Oct 2012 15:54:44
Speed 96 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 87.3%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents doodle2552 (2nd place) nevrclevr (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)