Career
In the 1970s, he was one of the more colorful racers in the American Medical Association. Grand National Championship with his wild riding style and extravagant designs on his riding attire. Aldana competed in nearly every form of motorcycle racing, including competing in the 1970 Transport-American Medical Association motocross series and speedway racing. Born in Santa Ana, California, Aldana became a rookie expert on the American Medical Association Grand National circuit in 1970 riding for Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture. Aldana made a serious challenge for the championship.
He also gained notoriety from wearing a set of racing leathers he designed that featured an almost entirely black leather suit with a contrasting human skeleton on the front.
American Medical Association race officials threatened to ban him at one point if he persisted in wearing the suit. By the late 1970s, Aldana began concentrating on road racing.
In 1975, he was the top individual scorer at the Transport-Atlantic Match Races, and led the American team to their first victory in the series over the British team He became a factory rider for Suzuki, and later joined Kawasaki’s American Medical Association Superbike team in 1980 with a young Eddie Lawson as his team-mate.
He went on to be a Honda factory rider in the FIM Endurance World Championship where he raced in prestigious races such as the Bol d"Or.
In 1999, he was inducted into the American Medical Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame. He is of Mexican American descent.