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Pit Stop
Racer James (jamesieboy)
Race Number 159
Date Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:34:23
Speed 61 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.2%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents mattdorow (4th place) the_duder (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)