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Racer Dom (dk28)
Race Number 34
Date Wed, 8 Apr 2015 23:41:15
Speed 97 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 100%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents katerran (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)