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Pit Stop
Racer simon (puballday)
Race Number 123
Date Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:55:35
Speed 73 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.8%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents weisertth (5th 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)