nitro (nitrocircus)

Race #2136

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Official speed 68.04 wpm (58.38 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 7, 2020 11:50:49am UTC
Race Finish July 7, 2020 11:51:48am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 2. faster_babe (68.61 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
Points 52.16
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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.