Here's an article I ran across this morning dispelling a few popular brake myths and common beliefs. The author does a pretty good job explaining how things work in the real world. Link
The laws of physics apply to everyone...to the ultra high end...like racing...down to the little old lady who only drives a few miles a week
High end would not 've a good setup for that little old lady...nor would her level work well for a racer...but both their stuff all are based in SAME laws of physics