The Fred Champlin Award is for the person who has done the most for the sport. The person does not have to be a Equipe Rapide member, it can be given to people outside of the club.

Past recipients of the award are:

1972 – Mike Joffee
1973 – Mary Jeffcoat
1974 – Klaus Bitterauf
1975 – Jack Jeffcoat
1976 – Scott Flanders & Stan Pearlman
1977 – John J. White
1978 – Zeke Zentner
1979 – Edith Zentner
1980 – Sheri Erbaugh
1981 – Link Eveleth & Diane Thoman
1982 – Ron Hill
1983 – Al Wicht & Gerald Blum
1984 – Lee Dunn
1985 – Kathy Swope
1986 – Joan Pearce
1987 – John Rumbold
1988 – Al Wicht
1989 – John Kendrick
1990 – Glenn Guarner
1991 – Les Whittlemore
1992 – Bob Rabatie
1993 – Ben Brickhouse
1994 – Rene Gomez
1995 – Al Wicht
1996 – Larry Mahanor
1997 – Robin Karoly
1998 – Jim Grob
1999 – Carl Couric
2000 – Link Eveleth
2001 – Dan Fiallo
2002 – Andy Calisalo
2003 – Albert Lazo
2004 – Harold Midwall
2005 – Jim Grob and Carl Couric
2006 – Doug Quara Jr.
2007 – Brad Klein
2008 – Sergio Siriani
2009 – Richard McLean
2010 – Laslo Kis
2011 – Scott Janssens
2012 – Jim Grob [PostHumous]
2013 – William “Pat” Mitchell