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Racer James (nimchimpsky)
Race Number 446
Date Thu, 8 Aug 2013 14:25:52
Speed 76 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.1%
Rank 2nd place (out of 4)
Opponents deadnotsleeping1 (1st 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)