ATM Adjusting RA Tracking Rate Question

["Al Klayton" <aklayton@pcisys.net>]

Hi,
I'm trying to accurately adjust the RA tracking rate on an equatorial table
I have built by looking for East - West drift using a star near the
celestial equator.  But to do this requires an accurate polar alignment
since poor polar alignment shows up as East - West star drift. My question
is, am I correct in believing that since the drift method of polar alignment
is a declination drift technique,  it does not require RA tracking accuracy
to start with? Is there some other better way to accurately set RA tracking
speed?
Thanks,
Al