The 22-year-old Christian “CJ” Doyon of Ormoc City became the youngest ever NASFOR Driver of the Year after he dominated the rigorous 4×4 racing in the country last year.
After winning the Zamboanga, Dipolog, Davao, and Digos legs of the competition, CJ went on to claim the first runnerup spot of the Philippine Tough Truck Challenge 2023 which was enough to give him the Driver of the Year award. His consistent performance as 7-time finisher further cemented his cred as this year’s top 4×4 racer.

CJ may be young but he’s no stranger to 4×4 competitions, having participated in his first competition when he was just 13. He’s no stranger to winning, too, having won multiple awards through the years including the 2015-2017 Visayas NASFOR-Golden Wheel Driver of the Year Award, the 2018 EcoTrail 4×4 Challenge, the 2019 Sinulog 4×4 Challenge, and the 2019 NASFOR Digos City Challenge.
After spending most of the pandemic years onboard his MTB, CJ decided to go back to 4×4 racing earlier this year. Riding a new race rig built by FCC Trading and 199 OffroadHouse, CJ showed no signs of rustiness, winning the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th legs of the 2023 edition of the NASFOR Extreme 4×4 Challenge in convincing fashion. After only finishing 3rd in his hometown of Ormoc, CJ went on to claim the top spot once again in the 6th leg in Digos City.
With momentum on his side, CJ hopes to continue his winning streak as he prepares for the 2024 season of the NASFOR Extreme 4×4 Challenge.
“Despite the ups and downs, I’m very thankful to God that I still managed to bag the 2023 Driver of the Year Award. It has been a difficult year but I’m just glad everything turned out OK. I just want to acknowledge my mom, dad, and sister as well as my 4×4 friends – Frederick Corro, Brenn Joaquin, Jez Lim, and Alexis Lumbatan, and my co-drivers Jojo Solano and Charly Payen. We did it! Thank you so much and I share this honor with all of you!” CJ said.
The 12-leg competition begins in January and formally ends with the Philippine Tough Truck Challenge, held every first weekend of December. Since its formation in 1999, the NASFOR Extreme 4×4 Challenge has become the country’s most sought after 4×4 competition, with the overall winner crowned as the Golden Wheel Driver of the Year.