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