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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer 3pac (real_nigga)
Race Number 137
Date Sat, 9 Mar 2013 5:04:10
Speed 75 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.7%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents godly120 (3rd 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)