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Pit Stop
Racer Phillip (prichardson9)
Race Number 7
Date Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:12:33
Speed 59 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 88.5%
Rank 2nd place (out of 4)

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)