I've always been surprised at just how good the 280mm fronts are with OEM discs and pads.
I guess I don't lap terribly quickly, mind....
After many days at Combe I've never boiled fluid or anything like that.
Mark, are you 280 or 256?
Probably the Syncro system helps a lot in evenly distributing the braking grip, as well as the acceleration grip, too - the system works much more on all four wheels, rather than just on the fronts.
EBC generally = badness anyway....
*shrugs*