Probably the best program in the world--mixing engine, chassis etc.--is in England. Name starts with a "C" I believe. Search the forum at AtlasF1.com.

One of the Carolina schools has a program that is big in chassis and aero for stock cars.

Once your nephew already has a degree, he can get a masters in engine design at the University of Central Florida.

http://news2.ucf.edu/FY1999-00/000119.html

BTW, this is not a good career path. The world is full of graduate engineers who swept the floor in race shops hoping to get on the team in a real engineering capacity. One in a thousand makes it. I've been told that some of the pit crew in F1 are graduate engineers.

Search the AtlasF1.com forums for this subject. It has come up before. Concentrate on The Technical Forum. There are some extremely sharp people there. Just avoid the 18 page argument on Shift Strategy Comparison.

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