At a cruise speed of 2,000 RPM, those points are cycling 3,000 times a minute. If you manage to get 10K miles on a set of points, that's pretty good. Since electronic ignition has been around for 40+ years, people tend to forget just how short point life can be.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!