VW Golf Mk2 Owners Club

• 1st gear is difficult to select when warm, bordering on impossible sometime without forcing it so this is a priority to fix
• Trouble starting from cold and hot, takes around 5 seconds of key to come to life, but once running its perfectly fine and never stalls
• Tickover is on 1k, not sure if this is slightly high?
• Tracking is way out
• Small drops of oil front offside, literally 1 or 1 drops on the driveway

Welcome along!
Not sure where you're from, but our National Meet at Curborough sprint track is on in a couple of weeks.

As for the issues:
1st gear could be gearbox oil, or the linkage is on it's way out and needs a refresh/realignment, both easy enough to do.
Hot/cold starting and the tickover could all be from the same issue - timing. There is a great guide I'll link below. I used it on my old 8v and had it running like a sewing machine.
As for oil leaks, the firm favourite is usually the rocker cover gasket, they like to go for a past time!
https://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/clubforum/index.php?topic=141.0