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==Release and reception== ''Flåklypa Grand Prix'' was originally released in Norway on 28th August 1975. Following its immense success, [[NRK1]], later [[TV 2 Direkte]], began broadcasting the film every year on [[Christmas Eve]] and [[Christmas Day]] respectively, a tradition which continues into the present day.<ref name="filmene" /> To promote it, a life-size replica of ''Il Tempo Gigante'' was created.<ref name="supreme court" /> In 2013, the film was released on [[Blu-Ray]] and finally available in high definition, the restoration process having began in 2005 for DVD and further enhanced for a theatrical 2010 rerelease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/filmpolitiet/anmeldelse_-_flaklypa-grand-prix_-1.17233028|title=Blu-Ray review|publisher=[[NRK]]|accessdate=2025-04-21|date=2013-11-08}}</ref> The first English-language release occurred in 1981, distributed by [[G.G. Communications]]<ref>1981 film poster.</ref> with a dub recorded in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] another dub premiered on [[BBC One]] in 1983;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7c5585fc032740b5bdfc89a76012c6c1 |title=''Pinchcliffe Grand Prix'' - BBC Programme Index |date=3 January 1983 |access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref> it is this version that is available on Norwegian home video releases.
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