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Pit Stop
Racer Gijs (gijsjuh)
Race Number 196
Date Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:07:07
Speed 80 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89.9%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents orangesauce (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)