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Racer Roo Roo (rooroo04)
Race Number 1619
Date Thu, 19 Sep 2013 0:24:15
Speed 64 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 86.4%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents gregoryjohnson (2nd 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)