Gail (gailrickman@yahoo.com)

Race #3167

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Official speed 69.63 wpm (57.04 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 25, 2013 5:15:00pm UTC
Race Finish August 25, 2013 5:15:57pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. jezc (70.41 wpm)
4. xamxam23 (64.13 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.