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Race #33

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Official speed 52.17 wpm (76.14 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 12, 2011 4:30:49am UTC
Race Finish March 12, 2011 4:32:06am UTC
Outcome No win (5 of 5)
Opponents 1. cp_beth (71.47 wpm)
3. nitin_tj (60.79 wpm)
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.