Ashok (rayeu)

Race #638

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Official speed 45.24 wpm (87.80 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 10, 2013 10:07:15am UTC
Race Finish July 10, 2013 10:08:42am UTC
Outcome No win (7 of 7)
Opponents 1. masterblaster100 (82.07 wpm)
2. priteshacharya (81.33 wpm)
4. leoshabr (61.54 wpm)
6. tsukuyomi (51.10 wpm)
Accuracy 91.0%
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.