u can automate a second compressor or u can deal with it on wavelab.. (it's what I do... the very first kick transients get passed the compressor just do a gain redution on the very small fraction of audio.. or even copy the next bar and overwrite the first...) .

Sometimes I even use this technic for wild peaks ... some people at the mastering stage might clip the wave a bit ... imagine having a master that has a few peaks that are about 1-2 db louder than the averadge peak in your track... gain increase 1-2 dbs ... save... normalize back to -0,5db!

Clipping is a very touchy subject so if u are going 2 do lot's of work on yer "prodution master" leave it be.. but if u plan on being the "almost" last link b4 the pressing ....

PS - Just in case always keep a premaster version and a mastered version of yer tracks... if u have wavelab u can also record the master Plug ins used as a preset :)

Z