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Racer David (hahayoulose)
Race Number 2592
Date Wed, 3 Sep 2014 00:44:23 +0000
Speed 66 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.8%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents crecker (1st place) luv2readmucho (5th place) rustam (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)