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Racer John (spiritbob)
Race Number 38
Date Sun, 12 Mar 2017 13:06:19
Speed 95 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.7%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents venuez (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)