I ended up just using the starship chase mechanics instead and oh boy that was such a breath of fresh air (figuratively speaking). We had such a blast. Threw in the old chase down a ravine chestnut, that kind of thing. Highly recommend this!
My experience as a GM is that starship combat in Starfinder is a bit of a slog. It has loads of cool mechanics but the main issue is that the rules are so different from regular encounters that generally you don’t have much of a chance to internalise them.