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Pit Stop
Racer Clayton (storkyabish)
Race Number 58
Date Sun, 19 Jun 2016 6:40:29
Speed 74 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89%
Rank 2nd place (out of 3)

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)