max speed

I have been pumping a lot of hours in getting max speed out of a ship build, but I'm running against a problem that I can't seem to get a grip on. All speeds in this post are measured with the cargolock+range finder speed sensor and confirmed with station transponder speed setting. My ship is...

With all ships capable of the same maximum speed it makes any ship going that speed impossible to catch unless: The ship is not moving or is not moving max speed yet The ship is flying towards you The ship is within firing range of your guns to disable The ship runs out of resources (fuel or...