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Pit Stop
Racer Jack (jackulus)
Race Number 18
Date Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:35:57
Speed 73 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.4%
Rank 2nd place (out of 3)
Opponents blackened_angel (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)