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Racer Phil (programmingchicken)
Race Number 11
Date Sun, 14 Jun 2015 16:50:48
Speed 42 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)