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Pit Stop
Racer RJ (rflame777)
Race Number 35
Date Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:59:55
Speed 47 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89.2%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)

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)