A skilled rider on an unmodified bike will smoke an average rider on a highly modified one.. every time. The stock Pani V4S with a pro rider on it is within 2s of a MotoGP bike on the same track, for God's sake! There's no upmap in the world that will make you that fast, but practice and coaching will get you close.
I've always had to squeeze more out of less in pretty much every motorized competition or even my hobbies (money is a big difference maker for sure), and this SFV4 is the first Alpha machine I've gotten my hands on. So now I'm obsessed with trackday instruction to live up to its potential as a rider. if you need your ego stroked, put more farkles on your bike and stay away from serious track riders, but if you want to learn how to legitimately be fast (safely and competently) then become a student of the guys who operate these things at their limit- there's a reason why they can do it consistently.
Once you drink the Kool-Aid of a fun track day your perception will forever be altered. Unless you're the guy on the 959 who lowsided in front of me. Rule #1: don't piss off the instructor.
