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Pit Stop
Racer Ricky (ricky_singh)
Race Number 1981
Date Sat, 8 Nov 2014 18:24:41
Speed 54 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.1%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents angela_trying2typefaster (1st place) demondrone (4th 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)