diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/ssrj.c b/src/mame/drivers/ssrj.c
index 46556a29cea..aa68c74cd6f 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/ssrj.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/ssrj.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
  TODO:
- - colors (missing proms?)
+ - colors (missing proms)
  - dips
  - controls (is there START button ?)
  - when a car sprite goes outside of the screen it gets stuck for a split frame on top of screen
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static const gfx_layout charlayout =
 };
 
 static GFXDECODE_START( ssrj )
-	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( "gfx1", 0, charlayout,     0, 8*4 )
+	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( "gfx1", 0, charlayout,     0, 0x10 )
 GFXDECODE_END
 
 static const ay8910_interface ay8910_config =
diff --git a/src/mame/video/ssrj.c b/src/mame/video/ssrj.c
index 6a2d7ce20bc..bdfba1b0028 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/ssrj.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/ssrj.c
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ TILE_GET_INFO_MEMBER(ssrj_state::get_tile_info4)
 }
 
 
+/*
+TODO: This table is nowhere near as accurate. If you bother, here's how colors should be:
+-"START" sign is red with dark blue background.
+-Sidewalk is yellow-ish.
+-first opponents have swapped colors (blue/yellow ìnstead of yellow/blue)
+-after the first stage, houses have red/white colors.
+*/
 
 static const UINT8 fakecols[4*4][8][3]=
 {