I want to suggest an in basic flight top speed module, that increases your ships top speed. This would be balanced by an electrical drain exponentially linked to how many % you go over your ships top speed spec, or excess heat. Perhaps the speed module could take damage as its used.
i think this would be good for races with people trying to get the most out of there ship while taking heat damage and having to manage that and power loss too.
It would give a smaller ship the chance to escape an attacker unless that ship has the same module fitted, but as the attacker would be firing possibly thermal weapons the heat problem may mean the attacker could not increase their speed much before taking heat damage.
i think this would be good for races with people trying to get the most out of there ship while taking heat damage and having to manage that and power loss too.
It would give a smaller ship the chance to escape an attacker unless that ship has the same module fitted, but as the attacker would be firing possibly thermal weapons the heat problem may mean the attacker could not increase their speed much before taking heat damage.