Kyle was invited with a 5 day window. He only had to pay airfare and spending money. Not enough time.
There has been some discussion on Ekn about this.
http://www.ekartingnews.com/viewtopic.php?t=64188&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
Maybe some others were invited and where in the same boat and they went all the way down the list bofore making the choice they did?