View Pit Stop page for race #2 by total — Ghost race
| Official speed | 56.48 wpm (68.63 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | November 2, 2008 11:59:26pm UTC |
| Race Finish | November 3, 2008 12:00:35am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (2 of 5) |
| Points | 0.00 |
| Text | #290 (Length: 323 characters) At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all, they were not absolutely sure it was an extraterrestrial message. A premature or mistaken announcement would be a public relations disaster. But worse than that, it would interfere with the data analysis. If the press descended, the science would surely suffer. |