"went driving" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe an action that has recently been done. For example: "Yesterday, we went driving in the countryside."
We went driving and because she just turned 18 we naturally we went through a Drive Thru liquor shop.
When we went driving, Shrode smoked a cigarette with his left hand, ably piloting the Tahoe with one knee.
"I have arrived prior to 8 30 and not been able to get a spot and went driving around.
One that I remember fondly was about a woman married to an astronaut who was cheating on her, so she went driving across country wearing an adult diaper.
"When I was a little boy, I went driving with my mom around Santa Cruz, and we stopped at a roadside toy store.
His commute is mercifully short, only a few minutes, so, often, when he drives, it's just to go driving some more: he's an enthusiast.
"I'd rather rent a car and go to Maine, or just go driving.
"He would just go driving around," Elise said, adding, "He took someone's life.
Now, when the couple go driving together, Mr. Wissa usually takes the wheel.
Sometimes we'd go driving, but how many cows can you look at? 'Oh, look, honey.
