The green shelled Lakitu appeared over the finish line, signaling the start of the race as he stopped his counting in between 3 and 2, noticing that only Birdo, Toadette, and Dry Bowser were there, all riding on their standard bikes.
"What the? Where is everyone?" Lakitu gawked as he rubbed his glasses, not believing what he was seeing.
Birdo folded her arms as she looked up at the green shelled Lakitu. "Oh, it's just a private race today. Dry Bowser wants to prepare us for the 16 lap grand prix he's hosting several days for now."
"I wasn't told of this..." Lakitu pinpointed as he glanced at Dry Bowser.
Dry Bowser smirked as he folded his skeletal arms, shrugging. "Hey, I apologize. After all, you can't have everything go your way."
"Can we start, please! I wanna race already!" Toadette interrupted as she bounced on her bike, which was smaller than Birdo's and much smaller than Dry Bowser's. "Besides, I gotta tinkle!"
Birdo sighed as he wagged her right index finger at Toadette. "Too much information, Toadette..."
Toadette giggled in response as Dry Bowser rolled his eyes, with the green shelled Lakitu shrugging as he started the race, the three racers all zipping around the orange and yellow bend as they headed to the giant brown barrel, blasting off high into the sky.