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Pit Stop
Racer aron (trollman9)
Race Number 112
Date Sun, 3 Jan 2016 16:30:39
Speed 72 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94.3%
Rank 1st place (out of 2)
Opponents mohiett (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)