Do believe the strong gas smell is from the tank getting very hot and venting fumes out the vent line. Mine had enough gas condensing in the vent line to start dripping in the garage. Strangely both happened in the same day.
I have the race mapping with a baro to adjust AFV and have my AFV set to 100. I've since reflashed the mapping and set my fan limits lower to try to maintain a cooler temp. Haven't rode it around yet but it idles fine.