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Pit Stop
Racer natasha (natashaaaa)
Race Number 26
Date Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:25:50
Speed 54 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.4%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents ertesh (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)