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Racer yo (doei)
Race Number 2202
Date Sun, 29 May 2016 19:35:42 +0000
Speed 89 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.6%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents dcohen91 (2nd place) dkobra (1st place) iamagod666 (4th 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.
Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)