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Race #1915

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Official speed 61.33 wpm (64.76 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 9, 2016 4:54:28am UTC
Race Finish March 9, 2016 4:55:33am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 2)
Opponents 1. jmpayne (82.79 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 0.00
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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.