<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">drag strips</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>automobile racetracks</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>drag strip</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>dragstrips</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>dragways</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Tracks or strips of road, dry lake beds, or another flat surface used for drag racing, which is an automobile race over a flat, straight course, most commonly 1/4 mile in length.  Drag racing as an organized sport began in the 1930s on dry lake beds in southern California. Tracks or strips of road, dry lake beds, or another flat surface used for drag racing, which is an automobile race over a flat, straight course, most commonly 1/4 mile in length.  Drag racing as an organized sport began in the 1930s on dry lake beds in southern California. ]]></note></mads>