OK. So what other things can be acomplished in chases?

I've got; accelerating, decelerating, pulling alongside, taking a corner at high speed, jumping a gap, running something/someone down, weaving through traffic, ramming.

Shooting? Driving on two wheels?

Yep, shooting will be in there (although in combat rather than chases). The old James Bond two wheel trick huh? Good one for advanced drivers that one. I should point out that i'm hoping that one chase 'mini-game' will cover everything from foot races to motorbikes, cars, speedboats and even planes at a push.

Jumping from one vehicle to another?

Quote from: TonyLBJumping from one vehicle to another?

Ooh, cool! Totally forgot that one.

I think i'm also going to include stuff like hover (for helicopters and jump-jets) and the old 'hide in plain sight' job employed in many an action movie. Parking in a used car lot, pulling into a side street, then pulling out when the chasing car has gone by etc. Hmm, i think that some form of 'chase map' will have to be in order. Hell, maybe even a random city street generator (at least to save on real life research! )

Finding shortcuts to keep up with the chased vehicle has also been rather popular. And I second the vehicle-jumping.

Hmm. Fall Guy - the RPG...

Intimidating defensive tactics -- erratic weaving, rapid braking and acceleration, etc. all to throw off a pursuer.

Oh!  What about the venerable Bootlegger Reverse?  It was Jim Rockford's signature maneuver -- braking and turning into a powerslide that orients your vehicle in the direction from which you just came (or any other direction, I suppose).

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ooh, yeah. Gotta do that. That just reminded me of The Transporter, where the getaway driver (Jason Stratham) was very particular about the weights of the passengers and any bags they were carrying etc. So that he could accurately estimate acceleration, miles per gallon and stuff. Too complicated for this, but a cool little detail.

Burning rubber  / Dustcloud :
Seen this in many movies, the protaganist deliberately drives through dust (or at a pinch, does an impressive if unrealistic burnout) to create an artificial smoke screen.

Emergency Stop :
"Just hit the brakes and he'll fly right by."
I was going to link to a vid of Burt Reynolds in the Longest Yard, where he stands on the brakes in a Citroen SM and stops about 50 yards before the pursuing police cruisers can. Unfortunately Youtube yanked the vid because of copyright.

Yep. I'm including emergency stop in deccelerating. The dust cloud/wheel spin idea is a cool one though, so that'll get a look in i think!

Purely for Cool Points & Hollywood Effects, you could add :

Powerslide - going around a corner in a sideways drift. Actually slower than taking a corner normally, but looks damn cool :cool:

Row it Along - the art of pointlessly changing gear during a neck and neck race. Likely to take the engine out of its power band, accidently over-rev the engine, break the gearbox and do anything but make the car go faster, many a movie has been enhanced by shots of the driver frantically changing gears up and down whilst trying to accellerate in a straight line. Even with automatic gearboxes.

Cardboard Box - because in any car chase movie, there's a scene where one of the cars drives through or into a cardboard box (or a market stall full of fish, or in older movies a barn full of hay and chickens). It's the automotive equivalent of being roundhouse kicked through a plate glass window.

Quote from: O'BorgPowerslide - going around a corner in a sideways drift. Actually slower than taking a corner normally, but looks damn cool :cool:

Perhaps this and the Bootlegger Reverse should both fall under the broader category of "drifting".

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[Edit: I'm surprised to find that the Bootlegger is not included in the drifting article, but it has it's own Wikipedia entry here.]

Hee, cool. I sort of included the powerslide in taking a corner at high speed, but i guess it can be expanded somewhat. The cardboard box thing is actually in the example skill test!

Quote from: Ian AbsentiaPerhaps this and the Bootlegger Reverse should both fall under the broader category of "drifting".
 
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[Edit: I'm surprised to find that the Bootlegger is not included in the drifting article, but it has it's own Wikipedia entry here.]

Drifting is a seperate maneuver in that the vehicle is moving sideways, whereas the Bootlegger Reverse is the vehicle pivoting around one pair of wheels. Drifting is caused by breaking traction with excess power or insufficient grip - ideally both (many drift racers consider using the handbrake to induce a drift a no-skill cheat )
 
The Bootlegger Reverse is more accurately a type of Handbrake Turn - a highly useful maneuver for making a very tight turn and one that doesnt require a huge amount of skill to use in it's base form.
Check out Russ Swift demonstrating masterful use of the handbrake turn here.