The best dogfights I have been in were in the older versions where strategy played a far more important role. Strategy of glitching for altitude and strategy of positioning your buggy for escape after grabbing quarry.
I still love to dogfight but the older, slower versions required a wider scope of skill than just fly> shoot> fly> shoot> fly> shoot
I have to say, mine best and favorites are all against Kruncher, no joke, it's FUN! Jumbo jet dogfight all the way! :) Well, when I do a Jumbo jet dogfight, it makes the game more exciting, and there are powered loops, high speed, laser speed up, e.t.c. I'll post some pictures of what it's like soon.
The old versions required loads more, and were fantastic for dogfights.
I still remember the first time I saw flyclub glitch of the lava in freestyle, as well as the first time I reached the bottom of the crater as quarry and was spat out into space.
My best dogfight was against in freestyle, right after the seamonster was introduced, getting chased by a pack of trigger happy fighter aces in their buggies.
Tons of fun inverting while diving straight down beside the monster and clinging on to its belly, driving under it at full rip, but also very nice doing wall driving on the hills and the cano when in a tough spot.
I ruined a keyboard flapping my wings for dear life trying to get away from those guys, but it was still fantastic.