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Sufficient weight at the front of the vehicle , so that the front wheels can not leave the ground when it is accelerating. Minimize the drag created by airflow over the vehicle as it cuts it's way through the air in front of it. And the obvious factor is of course maximum Acceleration capacity from the engine of lightest possible weight. You are not looking for high engine speed , you are looking for high engine Acceleration. You also need a lot of your weight on the 'Driving Tyres' of the vehicle to ensure maximum grip on the bitumen, otherwise your power will be lost and you will only burn rubber instead of moving forward. It is my experience that most Dragsters accelerate too much when they start, and lose time as the wheel power is wasted on spinning and burning rubber instead of gripping the bitumen and moving forward.

Perhaps a simpler answer: power and weight

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