Good job by Tanak considering his road position this is a leading pace.
I agree with you when you say DMACK was a good option for him. This year he had not pressure because when he failed he could blame the tires and when he went fast it was because of him. This help him to work to improve his driving. Of course he has still lot of work to do.

A pity he's not given a chance with a bit more competitive car but that's a chance one can earn...