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Pit Stop
Racer Mark (lavamark)
Race Number 297
Date Sat, 31 Dec 2016 0:40:05
Speed 61 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 84.7%
Rank 2nd place (out of 4)
Opponents mike9557 (3rd place) robertescri (4th 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)