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Racer David (fonvizzle)
Race Number 244
Date Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:50:31
Speed 61 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 86.6%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents randombouse (2nd place) slowandslow (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)