Nimbus

The Nimbus Racing Broom Company was founded in 1967 by Devlin Whitehorn. Since then Nimbus have galvanised the racing broom market, with many releases selling in vast quantities. Nimbus also provide brooms for some of the worlds best Quidditch teams. The Nimbus Models 1500, 1700, 2000, and 2001 have all record wins at the Annual Broom Race.

Nimbus Models 2000 & 2001.
In 1990 Nimbus released the Nimbus 2000, and a year later the Nimbus 2001. Until the release of the Firebolt, the Nimbus 2001 was the fastest production broom in the world. Harry Potters first broom was a Nimbus 2000, gifted to him by Professor McGonagall. It was unfortunately destroyed by the Whomping Willow in Harry's third year, and he later received a Firebolt from his Godfather, Sirius Black.

Sometime between 1997 and 1999, Gabrielle Delacour rode a Nimbus 2000 in the European Youth Cup for the Quiberon QuafflePunchers Youth Team, winning the tournament, and the Golden Quaffle Award for most goals scored. Nimbus later rewarded her with a sponsorship and a Model 2500.

Nimbus Model 2500.
At the end of 1998 Nimbus unveiled the 2500. While the looks of the new Nimbus were met with much disgust, the performance of the broom far outweighed the aesthetics. While unproven yet, the Nimbus 2500 is, in theory, the fastest production broom in the world. It was given a fantastic review by Which Broomstick? The Nimbus 2500 was later found uncompliant with I.Q.A regulations, and Nimbus were forced to re-design the broom. After a Winter re-design, Nimbus debuted the new Model 2500 across various minor competitions, notably, the Cedric Diggory Quidditch Cup, with Gabrielle Delacour flying one for the Beauxbatons Team against Hogwarts in the final match. Whilst Beauxbatons lost the match, the Nimbus 2500 outperformed every other broomstick in the tournament, and Gabrielle Delacour deliberately missed a vital penalty in the final shootout, causing Beauxbatons to lose the match.

In 1999, the Nimbus 2500 was involved in an illegal race at Hogwarts School, piloted again by Gabrielle Delacour, and whilst vastly outperforming its competitors, Gabrielle pulled out of the race in order to save Ginny Weasley from falling into a ravine, and thus, the Nimbus 2500 missed another opportunity to showcase its superiority over its rivals.