If i remember my SFC correctly (but be warned, i did play mainly as starfleet) i used to charge head first at full speed, as they were coming up on me, do an emergancy turn, and if i timed it right, they would pass me in the middle of the turn and i would be behind them.
May not turn out to be good advice, but i'll see if i can dig out my old copy and have a play, assuming it doesn't crash on me
