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Pit Stop
Racer neznamy (neznamy)
Race Number 821
Date Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:13:46
Speed 65 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.8%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents phibatbai (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)