David Aldana

[1] Born in Santa Ana, California, Aldana became a rookie expert on the AMA Grand National circuit in 1970 riding for BSA.

A crash at the Sacramento Mile with just three races to go dashed his hopes for the title, but along the way he won three nationals and finished third in the series.

AMA race officials threatened to ban him at one point if he persisted in wearing the suit.

[2] He became a factory rider for Suzuki, and later joined Kawasaki's AMA Superbike team in 1980 with a young Eddie Lawson as his teammate.

Aldana teamed with Mike Baldwin to win the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race in 1981.