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Racer RJ (roboltz)
Race Number 43
Date Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:47:59
Speed 75 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.2%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents dingdongg (5th place) grizz69 (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)