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Pit Stop
Racer John (fastguy1)
Race Number 267
Date Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:10:12
Speed 80 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents gaigehegge1999 (4th place) immy7 (2nd place) t_st4rk (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)