If you throw a red shell while in first place, who will it try to hit? It does try to hit whoever is a place above you, but if nobody is above you, what does it do?
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You can boost out of the way or use the environment to avoid the Blue Shell but these methods are unreliable.
The only reliable way to avoid the Blue Shell is to use the Super Horn.
The Super Horn :
If you pick up the Super Horn you should hold onto it until you need to use it against the Blue Shell.
I just tested this as well (with a standard bike; you appear to have tested with other karts enough) by doing donuts in Dry Dry Desert. I do indeed see the same automatic boosting behavior on sharp turns.
This appears to be a subtle feature of the game that isn't obvious or well documented.
I can't say "why" this exists without consulting the developers, but if I had to guess I would say the automatic turn boost is there to assist with turning in situations where you weren't able to pull off a drift - drifting always goes to the outside (even with sports bikes, during the early part of the drift), which means in some situations you might not want to risk drifting. In those cases, this turn boost could kick in.
It's pretty hard to do on purpose, but when it happens it can only help - as far as I can tell, other than giving you a speed boost, this automatic turn boost does not affect how you turn.
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If you throw a red shell forwards while in first place, it follows the track for a little bit but does not home in on any player.
If you throw a red shell backwards while in first place, it acts exactly like a green shell does when thrown back, traveling in a straight line.
If you have a red shell while in first place, it's best to keep it trailing behind you to block red shells and to deter any opponents from passing you.