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Pit Stop
Racer Robert (robertescri)
Race Number 825
Date Sat, 31 Dec 2016 0:40:24
Speed 48 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89.9%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents lavamark (2nd place) mike9557 (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)