According to the ABC the vote on Tony Abbott continued leadership of Australia’s government ended with a 61 to 39 vote to keep him.

While this is good news for him, after a challenge like this the current government is significantly weakened. Most of the conservative parties are experiencing ‘leadership problems’ as a result of their flawed economic policies.

It’s time to stock up on the popcorn for watching them come apart.

Alyssa Quale scratched at Braeburn, possibly because of the extreme cold on the trail coupled with wind chill.

The 300 data isn’t updated very often.

The Current Standings at 7:00PM CST (5:00PM PST):

At Carmacks
1 Michelle Phillips (54)
2 Aliy Zirkle (55)
Beyond Braeburn
3 Marcelle Fressineau (63)
4 Timofei Gynuntegin (51)
5 Martine Le Levier (53)
6 Alex Serdjukov (68)
7 Gaetan Pierrard (64)
8 Claudia Wickert (60)
9 Kim Franklin (59)
10 Alexandra Rochat (62)
11 Jake Berkowitz (61)
12 Simi Morrison ((58)
13 Olaf Thurau (56)
14 Peter Reuter (65)
15 Dave King (57)
Beyond Whitehorse
16 Jim Bruton (69)

Lots of changes this morning as the people who are taking the 6-hour stop in Carmacks blew through Braeburn. The real order will be obvious after Carmacks.

The Current Standings at 10:00PM CST (8:00PM PST):

Beyond Carmacks
1 Hugh Neff (26)
2 Jeff King (9)
3 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (18)
4 Allen Moore (1)
5 Brent Sass (2)
At Carmacks
6 Matt Hall (25)
7 Cody Strathe (4)
8 Scott Smith (15)
9 Ray Redington Jr (19)^R
10 Ed Hopkins (20)
11 Lance Mackey (8)
12 Dave Dalton (11)
13 Torsten Kohnert (14)
14 Brian Wilmshurst (17)
15 Nicholas Vanier (5)^R
16 Mike Ellis (22)
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At the end of the first day the only change from the start positions is Jeff King’s arrival in Braeburn. The tracking shows a lot of change, but those changes won’t be reflected until the teams arrive at the checkpoint.

The Current Standings at 11:00PM CST (9:00PM PST):

At Braeburn
1 Jeff King (9)
Beyond Whitehorse
2 Allen Moore (1)
3 Brent Sass (2)
4 Normand Casavant (3)
5 Cody Strathe (4)
6 Nicholas Vanier (5)^R
7 Tamra Reynolds (6)^R
8 Damon Alexander Tedford (7)^R
9 Lance Mackey (8)
10 Tony Angelo (10)^R
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