{"id":492,"date":"2024-01-01T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T04:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/?page_id=492"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:43:15","slug":"club-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/club-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Club History"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"tm-section\">\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline\">\n<p><!-- ITEM: 2025 --><\/p>\n<article class=\"tm-leftline__item\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__body\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__year\">2025<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"tm-leftline__title\">Pedal to the Metal<\/h3>\n<p>Now, entering the 2025\u20132026 academic year, Terrier Motorsport is doubling down on both growth and execution. TM-01 is being finalized to run at full capacity while design work has already begun on TM-02, aimed at improving performance, efficiency, and reliability. New members are actively contributing through hands-on projects, and the team continues to expand its sponsorship base and public presence through outreach, workshops, and a redesigned website. With nearly a decade of history behind it, Terrier Motorsport is stronger than ever \u2014 prepared to take its first fully electric, Formula-style race car onto the track.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Option A: Inline images (works inside Custom HTML) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__media\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-492 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-responsive_gallery'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011021.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011021-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011021-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011021-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011021-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011004.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011004-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011004-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011004-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01011004-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_5584.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_5584-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_5584-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_5584-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_5584-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_5584-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_5584-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- ITEM: 2024 --><\/p>\n<article class=\"tm-leftline__item\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__body\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__year\">2024<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"tm-leftline__title\">Turning Point<\/h3>\n<p>The 2024 season marked a turning point. Membership surged by more than 130%, and the team took on a full-scale build of TM-01. By spring, chassis manufacturing, suspension welding, and aerodynamics fabrication were complete, while the electrical team finalized circuit boards, validated charging and discharging systems, and assembled the accumulator. Although time constraints prevented the battery pack from being fully completed before competition, Terrier Motorsport successfully passed initial inspections, delivered design presentations, and competed in static events at the 2025 Formula Hybrid + Electric competition. The experience provided invaluable technical feedback and positioned the team to return stronger in the next season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__media\">\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-492 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-responsive_gallery'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010944.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010944-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010944-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010944-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010944-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010944-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010944-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01010933.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01010933-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01010933-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01010933-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01010933-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01010933-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2025\/10\/01010933-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010445.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010445-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010445-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010445-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010445-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010445-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2026\/02\/01010445-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- ITEM: 2020 --><\/p>\n<article class=\"tm-leftline__item\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__body\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__year\">2020<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"tm-leftline__title\">Club Rebrand<\/h3>\n<p>In 2020, the club rebranded from \u201cBU Racing\u201d to \u201cTerrier Motorsport\u201d and restructured its leadership roles to support its growing membership. That same year, work began on Scarlett, the team\u2019s second car, which was completed during the pandemic and competed in static events at the 2022 competition. Lessons learned from Scarlett informed new design approaches that shaped the development of TM-01, the team\u2019s most ambitious project to date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__media\">\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-492 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-responsive_gallery'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/comp-car-23.png'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/comp-car-23-550x550.png\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Members sitting in chassis at competition\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/comp-car-23-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/comp-car-23-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/comp-car-23-710x710.png 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/comp-car-23-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/comp-car-23-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-cherry.png'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-cherry-550x550.png\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Car with driver under a blooming cherry tree\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-cherry-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-cherry-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-cherry-710x710.png 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-cherry-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-cherry-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/info-session-min.png'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/info-session-min-550x550.png\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Group meeting with members watching a club leadership presentation\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/info-session-min-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/info-session-min-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/info-session-min-710x710.png 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/info-session-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/info-session-min-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- ITEM: 2015 --><\/p>\n<article class=\"tm-leftline__item\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__body\">\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__year\">2015<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"tm-leftline__title\">The Start<\/h3>\n<p>Terrier Motorsport was founded in 2015 by six engineering students seeking a hands-on way to apply classroom concepts to real-world challenges. Inspired by the rise of electric vehicles from Chevy, Nissan, Tesla, and Fisker, they set out to design a Formula SAE car powered by a custom lithium-ion battery system. In 2016 and 2017, the team competed with Static-Events Only (SEO) cars at the Formula Hybrid + Electric competition, laying the foundation for future progress. Over the next decade, the team grew nearly twentyfold and expanded beyond the College of Engineering to include students from Arts &amp; Sciences, Questrom School of Business, and other schools across Boston University. With regular guidance from BU\u2019s Mechanical Engineering and Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering faculty, the team developed into a diverse, student-led organization that manages every stage of building a Formula-style electric race car.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tm-leftline__media\">\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-492 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-responsive_gallery'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/walking-with-car.png'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/walking-with-car-550x550.png\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Team members walking with car down a brick road\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/walking-with-car-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/walking-with-car-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/walking-with-car-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-test-cummington.png'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-test-cummington-550x550.png\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Test drive on cummington mall with people observing the car\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-test-cummington-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-test-cummington-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-test-cummington-710x710.png 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-test-cummington-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/car-test-cummington-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/DSCF3803.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/DSCF3803-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Terrier Motorsport team photo, front view on stairs zoomed.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/DSCF3803-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/DSCF3803-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/DSCF3803-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/DSCF3803-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/files\/2024\/07\/DSCF3803-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Pedal to the Metal Now, entering the 2025\u20132026 academic year, Terrier Motorsport is doubling down on both growth and execution. TM-01 is being finalized to run at full capacity while design work has already begun on TM-02, aimed at improving performance, efficiency, and reliability. New members are actively contributing through hands-on projects, and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23911,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":921,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/492\/revisions\/921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/butm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}