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Pit Stop
Racer Skulkan (skulkan)
Race Number 2213
Date Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:29:29
Speed 57 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 84.9%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents evilreturn (2nd place) pierin (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)