Oh, she was good. He wasn't going to deny her that one. But he was better.
"Don't start planning the museum pieces just yet, kid. I've still got a few tricks left in me."
His ship had the disadvantages of being bigger, bulkier, and less aerodynamic than the kid's ship. But he had the advantage of more experience. With a practiced spin, The Falcon was upside down. He wanted to make a point, after all.
With the practiced movements of an experienced pilot, he moved his ship closer to the ground, hugging the canyon bottom as he edged closer to the kid's ship. One the first turn, he closed the gap further. Then the same on the second and third turns. With the fourth one, he deliberately bounced the Falcon's shields off the ground, and just meters ahead of the kid's ship.
Then she was eating his ion trails as he gunned his ship ahead.