A wheelie looks spectacular and loses races. In the official Drag Bike 201m Sunmori game, every degree the front wheel spends in the air is drive you are not putting into the strip.
Wheelies are slow
Physics is blunt here: only the rear tire drives you forward, and it drives hardest when the front is just kissing the ground. A big wheelie unloads the rear, spins it, and costs you meters. The goal is not zero drama; it is maximum traction, which looks almost boring.
Throttle discipline
Most wheelies come from dumping power instead of feeding it. Roll the throttle open progressively through first gear rather than snapping it. If the front starts rising, ease off a fraction immediately; fighting a wheelie with more throttle always ends badly. The launch guide covers finding a rev target that does not provoke the front end.
Setup fixes
If technique is clean and the bike still lifts, change the bike: lengthen first gear slightly, soften initial power delivery with milder tuning parts, or add weight forward via setup options. Tires matter too; a spinning rear unloads the front, so grip upgrades from the tuning guide help here as well.
Practice routine
Do twenty launches in free ride with one rule: the front wheel never leaves the ground. It will feel slow at first. Then check your times against your old wheelie launches. The planted runs win, and that is the end of the argument.